Now, Year’s A Tough Quiz

This is the birth centenary year of which Rajasthan-born all-rounder, who played a key role in Maharashtra's maiden Ranji Trophy triumph in 1939-40? In his first Test, he played out the last 13 mins to help India draw the match.

Now, Year's A Tough Quiz

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1. This is the birth centenary year of which Rajasthan-born all-rounder, who played a key role in Maharashtra's maiden Ranji Trophy triumph in 1939-40? In his first Test, he played out the last 13 mins to help India draw the match. In his final Test, he played a small cameo wriggling India out of trouble by getting 28 at No 10. Name the handsome Indian cricketer who was once offered a role by V Shantaram.

Lindsey Vonn

2. This FIFA 2018 World Cup-bound national team captain became only the second person to win his country's best footballer of the year award since 2007. Name the footballer.

3. Soohorang, a white tiger, and Bandabi, an Asiatic black bear, are the mascots of which mega event?

4. Harnarayan Singh is the first-ever and the most popular Punjabi commentator/broadcaster of which Winter Olympic sport?

Andreas Granqvist

5. Apart from Australia and India, against which country will England play an ODI game in the 2018 summer?

6. Which country's bobsled team qualified for the 2018 Olympics becoming the first-ever African women competitors to be represented at the Winter Olympics?

7. Which famous sporting genius, who had once reconstructed visionary mathematician Alan Turing's program Turochamp, popularly known as 'Turing's paper machine', will deliver a speech on Artificial Intelligence (AI) and cybersecurity as ambassador of Avast Software at the 2018 IP EXPO Europe — the continent's number one IT event to be held in London?

Gianluigi Donnarumma

8. A Portuguese design agency called Brandia Central created a typeface called Dusha, which means 'soul' in the local language, in 2014 for which sporting event?

9. Why did Pyeong Chang, the host city of the 2018 Winter Olympics, change its name for the Games, by capitalising the "C"?

10. How many ODIs will Pakistan play during their upcoming tour of the UK in the 2018 summer?

11. What connects Elena Serova, Alexander Sovokutyaev and Maxim Suraevers with the 2018 FIFA World Cup?

Marion Bartoli

12. He is one of the most promising young 'keepers in the world and became the youngest goalkeeper ever to appear for his country, aged 17 years and 189 days. Name this future prospect who will miss this year's WC.

13. Which Winter Olympic star has recently created a controversy by commenting: "Well I hope to represent the people of the United States, not the president"?

14. How many T20Is will India play on their tour of England in 2018?

15. Which prolific World Cup winner and now out of favour New Zealand winger, who is just three short of Doug Howlett's All Blacks record of 49 tries, is considering switching codes to play rugby league this year after being dropped by the All Blacks in 2017?

16. Which state will host the 38th National Games of India in October-November?

17. Borobi, an Aboriginal term for the koala, is the mascot of which upcoming international event?

18. Pooja Kadian, who had etched her name in the history books by becoming the first Indian to clinch gold at the World Championships in 2017, has cut down her weight for the upcoming Asia Games as the Asiad offers only two options for women: 52 kg and 60kg. What is her sport?

19. For the first time in Asian Games history, what will be featured as a demonstration sport at the 2018 Asia Games and will be included as an official medal event in the 2022 competition in Hangzhou?

20. Which actor is playing the role of Abhinav Bindra in the upcoming biopic on India's first individual Olympic gold medalist?

21. Which former World No. 1 is coming out of retirement to partner Sam Groth, who is playing the last tournament of his career at this year's Australian Open?

22. The 105th Tour de France in 2018 will start a week later than usual. Why?

23. Which coastal suburban town outside Dublin city will host Ireland's first men's Test match will be on home soil against Pakistan in May 2018?

24. The tagline of this brand is 'come out and play' and football legend Diego Maradona has recently eulogised the collaborated brand alongside its promoter in one of his recent Facebook posts. Name the brand.

25. Which international star, who is all set to make a comeback this year, had her collaborated limited edition clothing line called LOVE FILA, had successfully run the New York marathon after recovering from a mysterious viral illness?